Everyday I read ads in the paper saying come to the islandBikinied ladies sweet rum drinks they'll keep you smilingI've got calypso music on the record at homeWhen it comes to the warmth and the sunshine well I got my own

You're my Jamaica you're where I want to beYou're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy seaMy heavenly haven where I could spend eternityYou're my Jamaica you're paradise to me

While sunny sands palm trees and tans it sounds so invitingLimbo dancing and starlight romancing it's all so excitingI've got my flowery shirt and rum punch in my handAnd my own exotic lover and my native land

You're my Jamaica you're where I want to beYou're my island when I'm being tossed on a stormy seaMy heavenly haven where I could spend eternityYou're my Jamaica you're paradise to me